Elderly woman found dead after blaze in cluttered Wong Tai Sin flat
The charred body of an elderly woman was found in a flat in Hong Kong’s Wong Tai Sin after a blaze broke out on Sunday morning, with officers uncovering a large amount of clutter piled up all the way to the ceiling. The Fire Services Department received a report at 8.45am on Sunday of a No 1 alarm fire at a lower-floor residential flat at Lung Kwong House in Wong Tai Sin. Firefighters arrived a…
A tragic fire at a public housing unit in Wong Tai Sin claimed the life of an 80-year-old elderly woman and forced the evacuation of approximately 300 residents. Firefighters were alerted to the blaze in Lung Kwong House at the lower Wong Tai Sin estate at 8:45am on Sunday. Despite their efforts, it took about half an hour for the flames to be extinguished.
Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a charred body inside the flat, which was later identified as the deceased. The woman lived alone and had unfortunately succumbed to the fire. Senior station officer Chan Chun-wai reported to the media that the department's preliminary investigation indicated the cause of the fire was not suspicious.
The investigation will be conducted jointly with other relevant departments to determine whether the clutter inside the unit was accidentally set alight by a cigarette butt or by burning of incense and joss paper.
During the incident, a woman suffered from smoke inhalation and was transported to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for medical treatment.
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